Mom's top ten list

This week has been fun.

I have learned a great number of things that toddlers & preschoolers can do in less than 1 minute.

Here are my top 10:
10. Unscrew the lid on a childproof bottle
9. GUM has MANY uses
8. find your lipstick....and use it.
7. Paint their big toes
6. attempt to cook top ramen noodles
5. remove child-lock from refrigerator and run wildly while popping the top on a root beer
4. feed the fish...ALL of the fish food
3. pee. on anything available.
2. undress completely, including shoes and socks.

And finally, for my big #1 of the top 10....
1. find the "baby vicks" jar and use it like hair gel or comparable hair cream.

And, as a tip...even after 10 washes with baby soap, head and shoulders, bath & body works hand soap, dishwashing soap, and good old fashioned grit, your child's hair will STILL be greasy and STILL smell like vicks vapor rub.

Enjoy!
Violet

me too...

...Wilder & I made it to the top too.
:)
-Violet <><

NASA

On Saturday we went to Huntsville to meet Wilder at the MOONBUGGY Race. We had a blast! The kids loved seeing the "race" and snacking along the trail. They also rode the "Kiddie Coaster" and enjoyed crawling around the tunnels. Wilder and Dash also went on some sort of spinny ride while Romeo & I waited for them before I was catapulted 75 feet into the air on the "Space Shot." BUT, I'd have to say that our favorite part of the day was climbing the rock wall. We EACH took our turn and 3 out of 4 made it to the top! ...and, while in line, Dash entertained a group of moonbuggy racers from Kansas...who he later charmed with an yet another story of a dream he'd had about a warthog & a slide. Here are some photos from the day!
Enjoy! Violet <><

one more...

And, not to top Dash...but certainly a rival, Romeo took his turn with a lovely, drippy brown marker.
Enjoy!
Violet

Big Lips

Oh My!
Dash truly topped himself on Saturday!
Wilder had called me outside for a minute to help him in the back yard. Well, I had just set up the game "Hi Ho Cherry-O" in the boys room so we could play a game or so and I assumed they';d dump the cherry's on the floor while I was gone...but I did not expect this.
Dash had decided that he would try & put his lips inside one of the barrels that holds the cherries. I man, this barrel is like 1.5" in diameter. Tiny, tiny. And so, he used his full suction power & proudly came to the back yard to show me...and of course, I freaked out & immediately made him remove the barrel and to my astonishment, his lips had grown 3x their regular size. I mean, this was horrific...bruised, BIG, purple...but really REALLY funny-and definitely picture-worthy.

So, here he is with giant self-induced lips.

Enjoy!
Violet

pic of my sis

There's one great thing about sisters.
Even when you're singing JESUS LOVES ME or THE HOKEY POKEY at the top of your lungs, you can still keep a straight face knowing that as long as you keep singing, the baby won't cry.

...and really, there are a lot of great things about sisters, but since my kids have almost sucked my brain out, that is almost all I can think of for now.

Well okay, I have one more.

Also, sisters always like food. And eating food together is preferred. However, if unavailable because the baby is needing something, half-understood conversations are also allowable. Especially if the other has a toddler playing chopsticks on the table while the other pre-schooler tells the waitress she's an idiot for taking away the plates to early or for telling your aunt that a much-needed stroller is a "fire hazard."

Most people who don't have kids will NEVER understand this.
Love you Staria!
Pop Tarts!
Violet <><

Kids say the derndest things..

Well, since I ranted for so long in my last post, I really only have time for bullet points about the kiddies:

- Dash learned the letter "K" to which he felt looked like a "T" had fallen on a "I"...which I though was very intuitive.
- Romeo calls cutting with scissors "pinching" the paper
- Dash cut his bangs, and looked in the mirror and gave himself a BIG thumbs up and said, "way to go Dash!"
- Dash rode the belt at Kroger the other day and gave the checker a barcode to scan to ring him up
- Dash microwaved a worm and tried to kill our goldfish because the worm was as hard as a rock and I had to pull it out with my hand. EWWWW!
- Romeo loves "MILKIE" and can get the gallon jug and hoist up on the counter whenever he wants more
- When asked, "what do you want for dinner?" Romeo almost always responds "old candy."
- When asked, "what do you want for dinner?" Dash almost always responds "chicken and french fries."
- The other day I took a pregnancy test and Dash asked me, "Mom, when you peed on the thermometer, what did it say?"
- If left in the tub together, boys WILL pee on each other's heads.
- Dash says that if he catches one of the rats that ate our car, he would shoot it 6 times.
- Dash wants to be "Sporticus" from Nick Jr. when he grows up, or a garbage man.
- Dash believes in Santa Claus & the Tooth Fairy, even though I've told him the truth/history, he tells me I'm wrong.
- Romeo does at least one handstand EVERY DAY. I can't stop him.

Being a mom is REALLY great!!
:)
Violet <><